کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
2479986 1556064 2014 10 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Should systematic reviews assess the risk of bias from sham–placebo acupuncture control procedures?
ترجمه فارسی عنوان
آیا بررسی های سیستماتیک خطر ابتلا به افسردگی را از شیوه های کنترل طب سوزنی پلاسبو بررسی می کند؟
کلمات کلیدی
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی طب مکمل و جایگزین
چکیده انگلیسی

IntroductionClinical guidelines depend on the analysis of randomised controlled trials in systematic reviews. How to interpret the results of acupuncture vs. sham–placebo procedures is a controversial aspect of the evidence base for acupuncture. Two inferences can be drawn from the acupuncture vs. sham–placebo randomised controlled trials. The first is whether acupuncture has a physiological basis. The second is whether there is any validity in traditional concepts of acupuncture practice. The degree to which sham acupuncture controls can physiologically be considered placebo controls has been challenged. However, whether these procedures should be considered ‘inert’ in terms of Chinese medicine theory has yet to be fully examined. This review aims to evaluate the extent to which sham–placebo procedures used in randomised controlled trials should be considered inert, with particular reference to traditional Chinese medicine theories. It also considers sham–placebo controls from a biomedical perspective.MethodsSham–placebo procedures were identified through reviews examining acupuncture controls.ResultsFour main types of sham–placebo control were identified. The procedures are heterogeneous and should not necessarily be considered as equivalent within systematic reviews.ConclusionThese procedures cannot be considered as inert controls from either a Chinese medicine or biomedical perspective. There is a need to develop appropriate Acupuncture Control Assessment Guidelines to assess the risk of bias from sham–placebo controls when undertaking systematic reviews. The terminology used to describe control procedures needs to be developed and standardised.This article belongs to the Special Issue: Clinical Guidelines for Integrated Practice.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - Volume 6, Issue 2, April 2014, Pages 234–243
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